Chavinda

Chavinda
Municipality
Coat of arms of Chavinda
Coat of arms
Chavinda is located in Mexico
Chavinda
Chavinda
Location of Chavinda in México
Coordinates: 20°01′N 102°27′W / 20.017°N 102.450°W / 20.017; -102.450
CountryMéxico
StateMichoacán
MunicipalityChavinda
Municipal SeatChavinda
Government
 • Municipal PresidentJaime Gil ([2021-])
Area
 • Total15,155 ha (37,449 acres)
Elevation
1,572 m (5,157 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total10,258
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
DemonymChavindense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Central)
Area code383
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Chavinda is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located at an elevation of 1,572 metres (5,157 feet) and is 196 kilometres (122 miles) northwest of Morelia and is 282 kilometres (175 mi) southeast of Guadalajara. The 2015 population was 10,258.[1] To the east, 28 kilometres (17 mi) away, is Zamora, one of Mexico's quaintest towns.

The town of Chavinda is the municipal seat for the municipality. Other small towns and villages included in the municipality are La Esperanza, San Juan Palmira, and El Tepehuaje.

The name of the town has his origin in the Purépecha word sïuini (whirlwind); Place of Whirlwinds.

The town retains its ancient atmosphere. It consists of largely one-story adobe or plaster-over-brick buildings with red tile roofs. The streets are dusty cobblestones traveled by horse and car. La Plaza (the plaza) is Chavinda's central square. Bricks cover the plaza, and a kiosk stands in its center with many tiendas (stores) around.

Residents of Chavinda have found seasonal employment in the Napa Valley of California via the United States' H-2A temporary agricultural workers' visa program.[2]

  1. ^ "División municipal. Michoacán de Ocampo". cuentame.inegi.org.mx. INEGI. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. ^ Villatoro, Carlos (10 November 2007). "From Chavinda to Carneros, legally". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved 27 October 2017.